粵

古gu2人jan4

gu2 jan4gǔ rén

English

  1. people of ancient times
  2. the ancients
  3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
  4. (literary) deceased person
  5. the ancients

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古代、古時嘅人

Examples

  • 古人喜歡講關於勇氣的故事。

    Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.

    Tatoeba · EDOBEAR CC BY

  • 他是一位前无古人的大科学家。

    He is as great a scientist as ever lived.

    Tatoeba · mtdot CC BY

  • 我哋冇辦法知道古人真正嘅諗法。

    We cannot know the real thoughts of ancient people.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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